Pars Secunda from Topographia Variarum Regionum
Hans Bol|Joannes Galle I
17th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 7 3/16 in. (12.3 × 18.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.605.15(93)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Landscapes
About the Artist
Hans Bol|Joannes Galle I · 1534–1593
Hans Bol (1534–1593) was a Netherlandish painter, draftsman, and miniaturist known for his exquisite landscape compositions and detailed miniature paintings. Born in Mechelen (Malines) in the Spanish Netherlands, he trained there and became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke. His early career was disrupted by the religious upheavals of the Dutch Revolt; the sack of Mechelen in 1572 forced him to ...